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9  I 


Foreign-speaking  Women 


PART    I 


Compiled   Umlrr  the  Dmvtion  of 

MRS.  AMANDA  MATTHEWS  CHASE 


Jifornia 

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Commission  of  Immigration  and  Housing 
of  California 


1918 


CALIFORNIA  STATE  PniNTING  OFFICE 
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PRIMER 

FOR 

Foreign-speaking  Women 


PART    I 


Compiled  Under  the  Direction  of 

MRS.  AMANDA  MATTHEWS  CHASE 


Commission  of  Immigration  and  Housing 
of  California 

1918 


CALIFORNIA  STATE  PBINTING  OFFICE 

SACRAMENTO 

1111 


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A  PRIMER  FOR  FOREIGN-SPEAKING  WOMEN. 

PART  I. 


INTRODUCTION. 

Urgent  need  has  arisen  for  a  primer  in  our  language  to  be  used  in 
Classes  for  foreign-speaking  women.  This  pamphlet  is  the  answer  to 
that  need. 

While  the  lessons  which  it  contains  have  been  well  tested  and  found 
most  useful,  still,  in  a  field  as  new  as  that  of  immigrant  education, 
every  step  has  in  it  the  elements  of  an  experiment.  This  book  is,  there- 
fore, but  a  tentative  course  of  lessons,  and  the  Commission  will  be 
grateful  for  constructive  criticism  which  will  lead  to  improvements  in 
the  text — that  a  better  book  may  come  in  the  near  future. 

The  following  suggestions  on  methods  of  teaching  will  prove  helpful : 

The  teacher  of  English  to  foreigners  must  remember  that  a  language 
is  used  first  to  speak  with.  Reading  and  writing  are  secondary. 

Flash  cards  prepared  from  pieces  of  cardboard,  each  bearing  a 
separate  word,  are  excellent  both  for  practice  in  phrase  and  sentence 
building,  and  in  the  various  word-games  which  are  a  joy  to  beginners' 
classes.  If  the  same  word  appears  in  print  on  one  side  of  the  card  and 
in  script  on  the  other,  pupils  will  acquire  the  two  almost  as  easily  as 
one  alone. 

Charts,  or  posters,  illustrated  with  bright  pictures  should  be  used 
throughout  the  lessons. 

They  hold  the  attention  of  the  whole  group  and  are  thus  great 
savers  of  time. 

They  prepare  the  eye  to  follow  the  smaller  characters  on  the 
book  page. 

They  have  their  influence  even  when  the  teacher  is  not  actively 
using  them. 

They  are  useful  for  reviews,  when  it  would  not  be  possible  to 
reassemble  all  the  objects  on  the  object  table. 

A  set  of  charts  giving  the  same  lessons  as  the  book  would  be  exceed- 
ingly useful. 

A  set  giving  the  same  vocabulary  in  different  combinations  would 
i.l.M)  be  highly  desirable. 

A  rubber  stamp  alphabet  of  suitable  size  for  making  these  flash  cards 
;MK!  charts  may  be  procured  and  each  teacher  may  make  her  own  charts 
and  cards.  . 

Charts  can  easily  be  prepared  from  pieces  of  manila  paper  two  feet 
by  three,  by  printing  upon  them  the  words  and  sentences  suited  to  the 
needs  of  the  pupils,  and  illustrating  them  with  appropriate  pictures  cut 

2     I17-.X1 


4  A    I'HIMKH     FOR    KOKKIciN     >|'|-:\KI\(!    WOMKX. 

from  inaga/.ines  and  store  placards.  The  advertising  sections  of  maga- 
xiiics  will  be  round  most  useful  here.  The  following  are  a  few  examples 
of  the  endless  number  of  sentences  which  can  he  used  on  a  chart,  and 
for  which  illustrations  may  he  easily  found: 

The  baby  is  in  the  tub. 

We  must  have  water,  soap,  and  towels  for  baby 's  bath. 

We  must  have  the  baby's  clean  clothes  ready. 

We  are  baking  biscuits  today. 

For  biscuits  we  must  have  a  bowl  and  a  spoon,  flour,  lard,  salt,  milk 

and  baking  powder. 
We  bake  biscuits  in  the  oven. 
Here  is  a  plate  of  fine  brown  biscuits. 

The  reading  of  complete  sentences  from  wall  charts  and  books  must 
bo  undertaken  with  the  greatest  care.  The  pupils  must  not  become 
discouraged.  There  is  equal  danger  of  their  acquiring  reading  as  a 
sort  of  mechanical  trick,  which  has  nothing  to  do  with  their  speaking 
knowledge  of  the  language.  The  early  short  and  simple  sentences 
should  be  well  mastered  before  the  difficult  sentences  are  developed. 

On  the  other  hand,  oral  teaching  needs  the  reinforcement  of  reading 
and  writing.  For  one  thing,  they  deepen  the  memory  channels. 
Besides,  the  mother  needs  something  definite  and  concrete  to  take  home 
and  demonstrate  her  progress  before  the  family.  Children  do  not  teach 
their  parents  English  offhand,  but  if  the  parents  bring  home  a  textbook, 
the  child  will  fall  to  teaching  them  with  much  interest,  and  will  prove 
a  real  help. 

Bring  as  much  dramatic  action  into  the  lessons  as  possible. 

Every  lesson  should  include  a  thorough  review  of  the  preceding 
lesson. 


COMMISSION  or  IMMIGRATION    \NI>  norsixc. 

FIRST  SERIES. 
THE  GROCERY. 


Tlic  arrangement  of  the  series  is  planned  to  follow  the  foreign  woman's 
needs  in  the  order  indicated  by  experience,  which  shows  that  the  outside 
contacts  must  be  first  provided  for.  .Many  who  come  for  lessons  have 
already  picked  up  the  words  for  money,  counting  to  ten,  the  days  of 
the  week,  and  a  few  nouns  of  essential  purchases.  This  certainly  is  a 
Hear  indication  of  what  is  required  as  "first  aid." 

SUGGESTIONS   FOR    PRESENTING   THESE    LESSONS. 

No  lesson  in  this  book  is  to  be  used  as  a  reading  lesson  until  it  has 
h'-cii  thoroughly  developed  by  conversation. 

It  might  be  well  to  drill  first  on  the  names  alone,  until  the  pupil  can 
give  them  quickly  when  the  object  is  indicated.  Then  the  complete 
sentences  may  follow. 

For  variety  the  pupils  should  ask  the  questions  of  one  another. 

Up  to  this  time  the  teacher  has  probably  paid  no  attention  to  the 
Hash  cards.  Now,  taking  the  card  in  one  hand  and  object  in  the  other, 
she  goes  over  the  cards. 

It  will  be  interesting  to  remove  all  the  cards,  and  make  a  game  of 
having  pupils  replace  them  by  their  objects,  speaking  the  word  at  the 
same  time. 

All  during  this  series  the  object  table  should  be  taken  as  a  grocery, 
and  the  teacher  will  "play  store''  with  the  pupils,  and  have  them  take 
turns  also  at  being  the  grocer. 

Perhaps  at  the  first  lesson  a  pupil  can  do  no  more  than  come  forward 
and  point  to  the  article  she  wants,  pronouncing  its  name  at  the  same 
time.  This,  however,  is  a  beginning,  and  the  widening  vocabulary  of 
each  lesson  will  increase  the  pupil's  facility  until  at  the  end  of  the 
series  she  should  be  able  to  make  herself  understood  in  a  real  store. 

First  Lesson. 

TEACHER — Good  afternoon.  Good  morning.  Good  evening.  How 
do  you  do? 

PUPIL — Very  well,  thank  you. 

NOTE. — The  above  to  be  given  orally.  Accompany  with  handshaking.  Have  the 
pupils  ureet  one  another  in  the  same  way. 

bread            meat  flour               sugar              soap              salt 

milk              coffee  tea                  what                this               pepper 

What  is  this?  What  is  this? 

This  is  bread.  This  is  salt. 

What  is  this?  What  is  this? 

This  is  meat.  'I'll is  is  pepper. 

What  is  this?  What  is  this? 

This  is  flour.  This  is  milk. 

What  is  this?  What  is  this? 

This  is  sugar.  This  is  tea. 

What  is  this?  What  is  this? 

This  is  soap.  This  is  coffee. 

Goodbye. 


A   PRIMER  FOR   FOREIGN-SPEAKING    WOMEN. 


Second  Lesson. 


potato      potatoes 


salt 


match 


eggs 

matches 


beans 


onions 


dozen 


How  many  eggs? 
How  many  beans? 
How  many  potatoes? 
How  many  matches? 
How  many  onions? 

Please  give  me  a  dozen  eggs. 
Please  give  me  7  matches. 
Please  give  me  11  beans. 
Please  give  me  3  potatoes. 
Please  give  me  4  onions. 


8       9       10      11      12 

one 

two 

three 

four 

five 


rice          cheese 
$.05       $.10       $.25 


Third  Lesson. 
pepper 


323456 


7    8    9    10    11 
How  much? 

How  much  is  salt? 
How  much  is  rice? 
How  much  is  cheese? 
How  much  is  pepper? 
How  much  is  lard? 
How  much  is  butter? 


$.50 
12    13 


$1.00 
14    15 


six 

seven 

eight 

nine 

ten 


lard          butter 
$5.00 


16    17    18    19    20 

eleven 

twelve 

thirteen 

fourteen 

fifteen 


want 
want 
want 
want 
want 
want 
have 
have 
have 
have 
have 
have 


some  lard, 
some  rice, 
some  pepper, 
some  cheese, 
some  salt, 
some  butter, 
some  lard, 
some  rice, 
some  pepper, 
some  cheese, 
some  salt, 
some  butter. 


Review  for  conversation  all  words  in  Lessons  One  and  Two. 
pupils  incorporate  them  into  sentences  similar  to  the  above. 


Have 


COMMISSION    OP    IM.MHJKATION    AND    HOUSING.  7 

Fourth  Lesson. 

NOTK. — Have    scales    and    measures    and    money   on    the    object    table,    along   with 
several  of  the  staples  already  given,  which  are  sold  by  weight  and  measure. 

water         milk          quart         pint          dollar         pound 

Please  give  me  a  pint  of  milk.  sixteen 

Please  give  me  a  quart  of  milk.  seventeen 

Please  give  me  a  pint  of  water.  eighteen 

Please  give  me*a  quart  of  water.  nineteen 

I  want  25  cents  worth  of  beans.  twenty 

I  want  10  cents  worth  of  cheese.  twenty-five 

I  want  a  dollar's  worth  of  sugar. 

I  want  a  pound  of  cheese. 

I  want  a  pound  of  coffee. 

I  want  a  pound  of  lard. 

I  want  a  pound  of  butter. 

One  penny  is  one  cent. 

How  many  cents  in  one  nickel? 

How  many  cents  in  one  dime? 

How  many  cents  in  a  quarter  of  a  dollar? 

Twenty-five  cents  make  a  quarter  of  a  dollar. 

How  many  cents  make  a  half  a  dollar? 

Fifty  cents  make  a  half  a  dollar. 

How  many  cents  make  a  dollar? 

One  hundred  cents  make  a  dollar. 

tea  coffee 

pound  half  a  pound 

pounds  sack 

I  want  a  pound  of  coffee. 
I  want  half  a  pound  of  tea. 
I  want  3  pounds  of  sugar. 
I  want  5  pounds  of  rice. 
I  want  half  a  pound  of  cheese. 
I  want  10  pounds  of  potatoes. 
I  want  a  sack  of  salt. 


A     I'KI.MKK    FOR     KOKKUiN  -Sl'K  A  K  I.Mi     NVo.MKN. 

Fifth  Lesson. 

Good  morning. 

"What  would  you  like  to  buy? 

I  would  like  to  buy  a  bar  of  soap. 
I  would  like  to  buy  a  loaf  of  bread. 
I  would  like  a  bottle  of  olive  oil. 
I  would  like  a  can  of  coffee. 
I  would  like  a  sack  of  flour. 
I  would  like  a  box  of  matches. 
I  would  like  a  little  meat. 
I  would  like  a  little  rice. 

Sixth  Lesson. 

A  penny  is  one  cent. 

A  nickel  is  five  cents. 

A  dime  is  ten  cents. 

A  quarter  is  twenty-five  cents. 

A  half  dollar  is  fifty  cents. 

A  dollar  is  one  hundred  cents. 

I  have  a  nickel  and  a  dime;  I  have  fifteen  cents. 

I  have  a  dime  and  a  quarter;  I  have  thirty-five  cents. 

I  have  a  nickel  and  a  quarter;  I  have  thirty  cents. 

I  have  a  half-dollar  and  a  nickel ;  I  have  fifty-five  cents. 

A  half-dollar  and  a  quarter  make  seventy-five  cents. 

A  quarter  and  a  dime  and  a  nickel  make  forty  cents. 

Two  dimes  make  twenty  cents. 

Two  dimes  and  one  nickel  make  twenty-five  cents  or  a  quarter. 

A  half-dollar  and  a  dime  make  sixty  cents. 

A  quarter  and  two  dimes  make  forty-five  cents. 

Two  dimes  and  two  nickels  make  thirty  cents. 

Three  dimes  make  thirty  cents. 

Four  dimes  make  forty  cents. 

Five  dimes  make  fifty  cents. 

Two  nickels  make  ten  cents  or  one  dime. 


COMMISSION    OF    IMMIGRATION    AND    HOUSING. 

Seventh  Lesson. 

I  go  to  the  grocery  store. 

I  have  two  dollars. 

I  buy  sugar  for  one-half  dollar. 

One-half  dollar  is  fifty  cents. 

I  buy  a  pound  of  tea  for  one-half  dollar. 

I  buy  coffee  for  a  quarter  of  a  dollar. 

A  qmirtcr  of  a  dollar  is  twenty-five  cents. 

I  buy  meat  for  a  quarter  of  a  dollar. 

Did  I  spend  all  of  my  money? 

How  much  had  I  left? 

The  grocer  gave  me  a  bill  like  this : 

Sugar $.50 

Tea  .50 

Coffee .25 

Meat  .  .25 


$1.50 

I  give  the  grocer  my  two  dollars. 

He  gives  me  one-half  dollar  change. 

Then  I  go  to  the  market  to  buy  vegetables. 

I  buy  lettuce  for  five  cents,  potatoes  for  a  quarter,  beets  for  ten  cents. 

I  low  much  money  have  I  left  of  my  half-dollar? 

Eighth  Lesson.* 

Vegetables  I  buy  three  pounds  of  beans. 

Beans  I  buy  3  pounds  of  beans. 

Onions  I  pay  five  cents  for  one  pound. 

Potatoes  I  pay cents  for  one  pound. 

Peas  I  buy   four  pounds  of  onions. 

Let  student  write  the  names  of  all      I  buy  4  pounds  of  onions. 

vegetables  she  knows.  I  pay cents  for  one  pound. 

I  buy  six  pounds  of  potatoes. 

I  pay cents  for  one  pound. 

I  buy  two  pounds  of  peas. 

I  pay cents  for  one  pound. 

What  do  I  pay  for  three  pounds 

of  beans  at cents  a  pound? 

TOTAL 

What  do  all  my  vegetables  cost  ? 

•In  all  lessons  using  prices,  they  are  left  blank  to  be  filled  by  the  class. 


10  A   i-KiMKii  KOK  FOKI.H;N   M-KAKIM;   \\OMI.N. 

SECOND  SERIES. 
HOUSEHOLD  ACTIVITIES  WITH  DRAMATIC  VERB  DRILLS. 

NOTE. — In  this  series  both  object  and  wall  equipment  will  vary  according  to  the 
resources  and  ingenuity  of  the  teacher.  They  are  just  as  imoortant  In  these  lessons 
as  In  the  preceding  series.  It  is  equally  important  that  oral  teaching  leads. 

The  Verb  Drills  are  to  be  acted  out  dramatically  so  far  as  practicable. 

This  series  introduces  an  entirely  new  element.  It  attempts,  besides  teaching 
Knglish,  to  drive  home  certain  ABC  elements  of  sanitation  and  domestic  science. 
The  teacher  will  see  where  an  actual  practical  demonstration  of  the  activity  given 
in  the  lesson  may  be  employed  to  advantage. 

First  Lesson. 

This  is  not  a  reading  lesson;  action  accompanies  the  spoken  words. 
)>ro<>in        mop        duster        tub        flatiron        stove 

I  cook. 
I  wash. 
I  iron. 
I  sweep. 
I  mop. 
I  dust. 
We  cook. 
We  wash. 
We  iron. 
We  sweep. 
We  mop. 
We  dust. 
You  cook. 
You  wash. 
You  iron. 
You  sweep. 
You  mop. 
You  dust. 
They  cook. 
They  wash. 
They  iron. 
They  sweep. 
They  mop. 
They  dust. 


COMMISSION   OF   IMMIGRATION   AND   HOUSING.  11 

Second  Lesson, 
washboard  boiler 

What  is  this? 

This  is  a  tub. 

What  is  this? 

This  is  a  washboard. 

What  is  this? 

This  is  a  boiler. 

I  wash  the  clothes  in  the  tub. 

I  rub  the  clothes  on  the  washboard. 

I  boil  them  in  the  boiler. 

Dirty  clothes  are  bad. 

Clean  clothes  are  good.  $1.50 

A  washboard  costs  25  cents.  .25 

A  boiler  costs  $1.50. 

A  washboard  and  a  boiler  cost  $1.75.  $1.75 

Do  you  cook? 

Yes,  I  cook. 

Do  you  sweep? 

Yes,  I  sweep. 

Do  you  wash? 

Yes,  I  wash. 

Do  you  iron? 

Yes,  I  iron. 

Do  you  mop? 

Yes,  I  mop. 

Do  you  dust? 

Yes,  I  dust. 

Do  you  cook? 

No,  I  do  not  cook. 

Do  you  wash? 

No,  I  do  not  wash. 

Do  you  iron? 

No,  I  do  not  iron. 

Do  you   sweep? 

No,  I  do  not  sweep. 

Do  you  mop? 

No,  I  do  not  mop. 

Do  you  dust? 

Xo.  I  do  not  dust. 


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]2  A   PRIMER   FOR   FOREIGN-SPEAKING   WOMEN. 

Third  Lesson. 

window  windows 

I  Wiish  the  window. 
Dirty  windows  are  bad. 
Clean  windows  are  good. 
You  wash  the  window. 
We  wash  the  window. 
They  wash  the  window. 
He  washes  the  window. 
She  washes  the  window. 
Mary  washes  the  window. 
Mary  cooks. 
Mary  washes. 
Mary  irons. 
Mary  sweeps. 
Mary  mops. 
M.iry  dusts. 
She  cooks. 
She  washes. 
She  irons. 
She  sweeps. 
She  mops. 
She  dusts. 

Fourth  Lesson. 

dish          dishes          rinse          wipe          cloth          towel 

I  wash  the  dishes. 

The  dish  cloth  is  clean. 

The  dish  towel  is  clean. 

I  wash  the  dishes  in  hot  water  with  soap. 

I  rinse  them  in  hot  water. 

I  wipe  them  with  the  dish  towel. 

Can  you  cook? 

Yes,  I  can  cook. 

Can  yon  wash? 

Y<  -.   I   can  wash. 

Can  you  iron? 

Yes,  I  can  iron. 

Can  you  sweep? 

Yes,  I  can  sweep. 

Can  you  mop? 

Yes,  I  can  mop. 

Can  you  dust? 

Yes,  I  can  dust. 


COMMISSION   OP   IMMIGRATION    AND    HOUSING.  13 

Fifth  Lesson. 
sink  garbage  paper  cover 


Wliat   is 

This  is  the  sink. 

A  dirty  sink  is  bad. 

A  dean  sink  is  good. 

I  wash  out  the  sink  with  hot  water  and  sonp. 

What  is  this? 

This  is  the  garbage  can. 

I  wasli  the  garbage  can  with  hot  water  and  soap. 

I  put  a  clean  paper  in  the  garbage  can. 

I  put  the  cover  on  the  can. 

A  dirty  garbage  can  is  bad. 

A  clean  garbage  can  is  good. 

Sixth  Lesson. 

flatiron 

What  is  this? 

This  is  a  flatiron. 

I  iron  my  clothes. 

You  iron  your  clothes. 

We  iron  our  clothes. 

They  iron  their  clothes. 

lie  irons  his  clothes. 

Mary  irons  her  clothes. 

She  irons  her  clothes. 

A  flatiron  costs  ______  cents. 

Two  flatirons  cost  ______  cents. 

tomorrow 

Tomorrow  Mary  will  cook. 

Tomorrow  .Mary  will   wash. 

Tomorrow  Mary  will  iron. 

Tomorrow  Mary  will  sweep. 

Tomorrow  Mary  will  mop. 

Tomorrow  Mary  will  sew. 

Tomorrow  Mary  will  go  to  the  store. 


14  A   PRIMER   FOR   FOREIGN-SPEAKING    WOMEN. 

Seventh  Lesson. 

1.  I  cook  on  a  stove. 

2.  I  cook  breakfast  in  the  morning. 

3.  I  bake  bread  in  the  pans. 

4.  I  cook  beans  on  my  stove. 

5.  I  cook  meat  on  my  stove. 

6.  I  cook  onions  on  my  stove. 

7.  I  cook  eggs  on  my  stove. 

8.  Tomorrow  I  shall  cook  dinner. 

9.  Tomorrow  I  shall  cook  supper  on  my  stove. 

BROWN  BROS. 

Sacramento,  Cal.,  May  3,  1917. 
Sold  to  Mrs.  Peter  Lorenzine 


May  3 

1  stove  @  $12.50 

12.50 

2  pans  @        .25 

.50 

1  teakettle        .79 

.79 

TOTAL 
Received  payment 

Brown  Bros. 


1.  The  stove  costs  twelve  dollars  and  fifty  cents. 

2.  The  pans  cost  twenty-five  cents  each. 

3.  The  kettle  costs  seventy-nine  cents. 

Eighth  Lesson. 

porch          steps          sidewalk          dustpan          brush 
What  is  this? 
This  is  a  broom. 
What  is  this? 
This  is  a  dustpan. 
What  is  this? 
This  is  a  brush. 
What  do  you  sweep? 
I  sweep  the  floor  with  the  broom. 
I  sweep  the  porch  with  the  broom. 
I  sweep  the  steps  with  the  brush. 
I  sweep  the  sidewalk  with  the  broom. 

A  broom  costs cents. 

A  dustpan  costs cents. 

A  broom  and  a  dustpan  cost cents. 

(Demonstration  of  use  of  dustpan  and  brush.) 


COMMISSION   OF   IMMIGRATION   AND   HOUSING.  15 

Ninth  Lesson, 
pail  floor 

What  is  this? 

This  is  a  mop. 

What  is  this? 

This  is  a  pail. 

Dirty  floors  are  bad. 

Clean  floors  are  good. 

I  mop  the  floor. 

You  mop  the  floor. 

They  mop  the  floor. 

We  mop  the  floor. 

She  mops  the  floor. 

He  mops  the  floor. 

Mary  mops  the  floor. 

I  cook  the  eggs. 

I  wash  the  dress. 

I  iron  the  dress. 

I  sweep  the  floor. 

I  mop  the  floor. 

I  dust  the  chairs. 

Tomorrow  I  shall  cook  the  eggs. 

Tomorrow  I  shall  wash  the  dress. 

Tomorrow  I  shall  iron  the  dress. 

Tomorrow  you  will  sweep  the  floor. 

Tomorrow  you  will  mop  the  floor. 

Tomorrow  you  will  dust  the  chairs. 


A    PKI.MKU    KOIt    KOKKKJN     SI'KAKINC    Wo.MI.X. 


(llisler 


Tenth  Lesson. 

lalile  chair 


woodwork 


What  is  this? 

This  is  a  duster. 

I  shall  dust  the  table  tomorrow. 

I  shall  dust  the  chair  tomorrow. 

I   shall  dust  everything  in  the  room  tomorrow. 

I  shall  dust  the  woodwork. 

The  room  will  be  very  clean. 


Yesterday 
Yesterday 
Yesterday 
Yesterday 
Yesterday 
Yesterday 


cooked. 

washed. 

ironed. 

swept. 

mopped. 

dusted. 


Today 
Today 
Today 
Today 
Today 


I  shall  cook. 
I  shall  wash. 
I  shall  iron. 
I  shall  sweep. 
I  shall  mop. 


Yesterday 


Today 


Today  I  shall  dust. 


Eleventh  Lesson. 

sheet         blanket         comforter         pillows         mattress 
pillowcase         bedstead         bedspread 

This  is  the  bedstead. 

This  is  the  mattress. 

These  are  the  pillows. 

I  am  going  to  make  the  bed. 

I  take  off  the  dirty  sheets. 

I  take  off  the  dirty  pillowcase. 

I  put  on  the  clean  sheets. 

I  put  on  the  dean  pillowcase. 

I  put  on  the  blanket. 

I  put  on  the  comforter. 

I  put  on  the  bedspread. 


COMMISSION    01      IM.MKiUATlnX    AND    HOUSING.  17 

Twelfth  Lesson. 

fry  hoil  hake 

\Vli;il  do  you  cook? 
I  cook  meat. 

(Use  the  vocabulary  already  acquired  in  Ihc  grocery  scries  to  ;M  as 
many  answers  as  possible.) 
What  do  you  fry? 
\Vliat   do  you  hoil? 
What  do  you  hake  .' 
(Have  answers  in  complete  sentences.) 

Sunday  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday 

Thursday  Friday  Saturday 

(Use  the  calendar.) 

Sunday  I  go  to  church. 
.Monday  I  wash  the  clothes. 
Tuesday  I  iron  the  clothes. 
Wednesday  I  sweep,  mop  and  dust. 
Thursday  I  make  a  dress. 
Friday  I  go  to  the  English  class. 
Saturday  I  visit  my  friends. 


18  A   PRIMER  FOR   FOREIGN-SPK A  K  INC    WOMEN. 

Thirteenth  Lesson. 
brush  knife  vegetables 

turnips  cabbage  carrots  Imuato  tmnaloes 

beds  onions 

I    wash  vegetables  witli  a  brush. 

I  peel  them  with  a  knife. 

I  put  them  in  boiling  water. 

I  put  a  little  salt  in  the  water. 

I  boil  the  beets  before  I  peel  them. 

Vegetables  are  good  food. 

We  must  eat  them  to  be  well. 

apple       orange       sweet       sour       hard       sofl        ripe 
(Verb— Like.) 

TKACIIKK — Do  yon  like  apples.' 
PUPIL — Yes,  I  like  apples. 

No,  I  don't  like  apples. 
TEACHER — Is  this  apple  hard? 
PUPIL — No,  it  is  soft. 
TEACHER — Then  it  is  ripe. 
TEACHER — Are  you  hungry? 
PUPIL — Yes,  I  am  hungry. 
TEACHER — Is  the  orange  sweet? 
PUPIL — No,  it  is  sour. 
(Use  the  name  of  each  vegetable  and  fruit  in  similar  conversation.) 


COMMISSION   OF   IMMIGRATION   AND   HOUSING.  19 

Fourteenth  Lesson. 

plate  cup  saucer  knife  fork 

spoon  tablecloth  napkins 

l,rl  us  set  the  table. 

We  put  on  the  tablecloth. 

We  put  on  the  napkins. 

The  tablecloth  and  napkins  arc  clean. 

We  put  on  the  plates. 

We  put  on  the  cups  and  saucers. 

We  put  on  the  spoons. 

We  put  on  the  knives  and  forks. 

Are  you  hungry? 

Yes,  I  am  hungry. 

Dinner  is  ready. 

KII.-ST  PUPIL — The  tea  is  in  the  teapot.     The  cake  is  on  the  plate 
II« •!•(•  comes  my  friend.     Good  afternoon.     I  am  glad  to  see  you. 
SECOND  PUPIL — Thank  you. 

FIRST  PUPIL — Will  you  have  a  cup  of  tea  and  some  cake? 
SECOND  PUPIL — Yes,  thank  you. 

Fifteenth  Lesson. 

apple  orange  pear  grapes 

peach  apricot 

Do  you  like  fruit? 

Yes,  I  like  fruit. 

Fruit  is  good  for  us. 

It  helps  us  to  keep  well. 

I  will  buy  fruit  to  eat. 

I  will  give  it  to  my  children. 

Beer  and  wine  are  very  bad  for  children. 

Tea  and  coffee  are  bad  for  children. 

Milk  is  good  for  children. 

Cocoa  is  good  for  children. 

Are  you  thirsty? 

Yes,  I  am  thirsty. 

Please  give  me  a  glass  of  water. 

Please  give  me  a  glass  of  milk. 

Please  give  me  a  cup  of  tea. 

Please  give  me  a  cup  of  coffee. 

Plea.se  give  me  a  cup  of  cocoa. 

Thank  you. 


20  A   PRIMER   KOI;    KoKKKJN    H'KAKIM;    WOMEN. 

Sixteenth  Lesson. 

coal  \viiod  Jeakejjle 

Let  us   keep   the  st<>\e   dean   and   bright. 

We  like  to  see  it  clean. 

Let  us  keep  it  clean  inside. 

Then  the  oven  will  bake  well. 

What  do  you  burn  in  your  stove. 

I  burn  coal. 

I  burn  wood. 

Is  the  wood  under  the  stove? 

No,  it  is  in  the  woodbox. 

Is  your  teakettle  bright  and  clean? 

Yes,  I  like  to  see  it  clean. 


REVIEW. 

I  go  to  the  grocery  store  and  market  to  buy  food. 
I  buy  sugar,  flour,  eggs,  bread,  butter  and  salt  at  the  grocery  store. 
I  buy  potatoes,  beans,  carrots  and  apples  at  the  market. 
I  buy  coffee  at  the  store  and  drink  it  for  breakfast. 
I  use  sugar  and  cream  in  my  coffee. 
I  cook  eggs  and  coffee  on  the  stove  for  our  breakfast. 
We  eat  oranges  for  breakfast.     We  do  not  cook  oranges. 
We  eat  our  food  from  our  plates  and  cut  our  food  with  a  knife. 
We  drink  coffee  from  a  cup.     I  put  sugar  in  my  coffee. 
Do  you  put  sugar  in  your  coffee? 
Do  you  drink  milk  for  your  breakfast? 
Children  drink  milk  for  breakfast. 
I  get  up  in  the  morning  and  wash  for  breakfast. 
I  wash  my  face  and  comb  my  hair. 

After  breakfast  my  husband  goes  to  work  and  the  children  go  jo 
school. 

The  children  must  be  at  school  at  nine  o'clock. 

Do  your  children  go  to  school? 

The  children  must  wash  their  hands  and  faces  to  go  to  school. 

I  go  to  the  market  to  buy  fruit  and  vegetables. 

I  go  to  the  grocery  store  to  buy  food. 

Carrots,  beets,  potatoes  and  beans  are  vegetables. 

Oranges  and  apples  are  fruit. 


COMMISSION    ()K    IMMIGRATION     \NI>    HOUSING.  21 

We  r;if    meat,   vegetables,   t'niils  and   grains. 
We  rat  our  food  at  meal  limes. 

We    eat     til  Pee    metils    R    day. 

\V<-  call  our  meals  breakfast,  dinner  and  supper. 

We  buy  our  food  at  the  grocery  store  and  the  market. 

AY  heat  and  barley,  corn  and  oats  are  grains. 

Flour  is  made  of  wheat. 

Oatmeal  is  made  of  oats. 

noon  some  evening 

niirht  luneb  people  at 

We  have  breakfast  in  the  morning. 

We  have  dinner  at  noon  and  supper  at  night. 

Some  people  have  lunch  at  noon  and  dinner  at  night. 

After  my  meals  I  wash  the  dishes. 

After  supper  I  go  to  Evening  School. 

I  must  be  at  Evening  School  at  seven  o'clock. 

I  go  home  from  Evening  School  at  nine  o'clock. 

For  breakfast  I  have  oatmeal,  eggs,  biscuit  and  coffee. 

For  lunch  I  have  bread  and  butter  and  stewed  apples. 

For  dinner  I  have  meat,  potatoes,  tomatoes  and  some  pie. 

Sometimes  I  boil  my  meat  and  vegetables  together  and  make  a  stew. 

Sometimes  I  roast  my  meat  and  sometimes  I  have  some  steak. 


22 

THIRD  SERIES. 


CLOTHING. 

First  Lesson. 

Colors:       red          blue       yellow          -ivm          In-own 
purple       black         white         gray         pink 

I  am  happy. 

I  have  money. 

I  go  to  the  store  to  buy  cloth. 

I  make  a  dress. 

I  like  my  dress. 

I  have  three  dollars. 

My  cloth  costs  two  dollars. 

How  much  money  have  I  left? 

yard         foot         inch         half  ;i  yard         quarter  of  a  yard 
long          wide 

The  table  is  five  feet  long. 
The  cloth  is  a  yard  wide. 
How  long  is  the  cloth? 
How  wide  is  the  table? 

Kinds  of  cloth:  cotton  linen  silk  wool 

Mary  has  money. 

Mary  goes  to  the  store. 
Mary  buys  cloth. 
Mary  makes  a  dress. 
Mary  likes  her  dress. 
Mary  buys  some  buttons. 

light  blue  dark  blue 

Does  Mary  buy  cotton  cloth? 

No,  she  buys  linen  cloth. 

Has  Mary  a  silk  dress? 

No,  she  has  a  wool  dress. 

Mary  hnys  doth  to  make  a  shirt. 

Mary  buys  cloth  to  make  an  apron. 


COMMISSION   OP   IMMIGRATION    AND   HOUSING.  23 

Second  Lesson. 
This  is  an  apron. 
The  apron  is  for  a  little  girl. 
Aprons  save  washing. 
The  apron  keeps  the  dress  clean. 
The  apron  is  cheap. 
The  apron  is  made  of  gingham. 

apron 

washing 

dress 

cheap 

clean 

What  one  needs  to  make  an  apron: 

1$  yards  of  gingham  at cents  

•J  dozen  buttons  " cents  

1     spool  thread  #50      ' cents  

TOTAL  

At  the  store  the  apron  costs  $ 

I  make  the  apron  for  $ 

How  much  do  I  save? 


Third  Lesson. 
Making  a  Shirt. 

I  buy  a  pattern  to  make  a  shirt. 

I  pin  the  pattern  on  my  cloth. 

I  cut  the  cloth. 

I  take  a  needle. 

I  thread  my  needle. 

I  tie  a  knot  in  one  end  of  my  thread. 

I  take  my  thimble. 

I   put  my  thimble  on  my  finger. 

I  sc\v  Hie  shirt. 

I  sew  the  cuffs  on  the  sleeves. 

I  sew  the  sleeves  on  the  shirt. 

I  sew  the  collar  on  the  shirt. 

I  make  the  buttonholes  in  the  shirt. 

I  sew  the  buttons  on  the  shirt. 

I  sew  four  buttons  on  the  front  of  the  shirt. 

I  sew  two  buttons  on  each  cuff  of  the  shirt. 


24  A    PRIMER   FOR   FOREIGN-SPEAKING    WOMEN. 

Fourth  Lesson. 

doll        skirt        waist        coat        cape        dress        hat 
shoes         stockings 

The  doll  has  a  dress  and  hat. 

The  lady  has  a  cape. 

This  skirt  is  long. 

This  skirt  is  short. 

This  cloth  is  narrow. 

This  cloth  is  wide. 

I  was  happy  yesterday. 

I  had  money. 

I  went  to  the  store. 

I  bought  cloth. 

I  made  a  dress. 

I  liked  my  dress. 

long  short  narrow  wide 

vest         drawers         petticoat         chemise         union-suit 

nightgown 

The  doll  wears  a  petticoat  and  a  chemise. 

I  wear  a  union-suit. 

Please  take  off  the  doll's  dress. 

Please  put  on  her  nightgown. 

I  shall  be  happy  tomorrow. 

I  shall  have  money. 

I  shall  go  to  the  store. 

I  shall  buy  cloth. 

I  shall  make  a  dress. 

I  shall  like  my  dress. 

I  take  off  my  dress. 

I  put  on  my  nightgown. 

Fifth  Lesson. 

coat.        vest       trousers       shirt       undershirt       drawers 
nightshirt       suit       hat       hose 

(Use  a  doll  dressed  in  men's  clothing  as  a  basis  for  conversation,  i 

Have  you  money? 
Yes,  I  have  money. 
I  have  no  money. 
Has  John  money? 


Yes,  he  has  money, 
lie  has  no  money. 


work        pay-day 


John  wears  a  coat  and  vest. 

John  wears  a  suit  and  hat. 

John  wears  a  shirt. 

lias  .loliu  money  to  buy  a  coat  and  vest  .' 

llo\v  much  money  has  John? 

Sixth  Lesson. 
The  Dress. 


Dress 
goods 
sew 
make 

colors 

fade 

buttons 

thread 

spool 

gingham 

Add 


The  dress  costs cents. 

The  cloth  is  gingham. 

The  gingham  costs cents  a  yard. 

Two  yards  will  make  the  dress. 

The  buttons  cost cents  a  dozen. 

The  thread  costs cents  a  spool. 

How  much  will  the  gingham  cost? 
____«> 
X2 


How  much  will  the  buttons  cost? 
____  divided  by  2 

How  much  will  the  dress  cost? 


Siihtract 


I  low  nnicli  do  you  save  when  you  make  tin- 


M  nt  I  i  i  tit/ 

*I.L':. 
2 


JUride 
7  by  2 


I  sew  my  child's  dress. 
The  dress  does  not  fade. 
The  dress  wears  well. 
I  buy  my  goods  in  town. 


26 


A   PRIMER   FOR   FOREIGN-SPEAKING    WOMEN. 


Seventh  Lesson. 
Boy's  Suit. 

('FATK'AL  DEPARTMENT  STORE 

San  Diego,  Cal.,  May  9,  1917. 


Sold  to  Mrs.  Smith 

Address:  546  E.  57th  St. 


May  3  3  yd.  gingham 
1  'spool  thread 
A  doz.  buttons 


____?! 


TOTAL 


Suits 

1. 

These  suits  cost  cents  each. 

Cost 

2. 

These  suits  cost  $  each. 

Made 

3. 

They  are  made  of  gingham. 

Yards 

4. 

Gingham  costs  $  a  yard. 

Dozen 

5. 

It  takes  three  yards  to  make  one  suit. 

Thread 

6. 

It  takes  one  spool  of  thread. 

7. 

One  spool  of  thread  costs  $  

8. 

It  takes  one-half  dozen  buttons. 

9. 

Buttons  cost  $  a  dozen. 

COMMISSION    OK    IMMHMJATION    AND    HOUSING.  27 

Eighth  Lesson. 

lace  embroidery  ribbon  thread 

10,      20,      30,      40,      50,      60,      70,      80,      90,      100. 

Please  give  me  a  spool  of  black  thread  number  forty. 

I  want  to  buy  some  lace. 

Please  show  me  some  narrow  embroidery. 

I  want  a  yard  of  wide  blue  ribbon. 

Please  show  me  some  pink  ribbon. 

narrow         wide         sell         fine         coarse 

TEACHER — Can  you  make  lace? 

PUPIL — Yes,  I  can  make  lace. 

TKACHER — What  size  thread  do  you  use  ? 

PUPIL — For  fine  lace  I  use  number  60.  For  coarse  lace  I  use 
number  20. 

TEACHER — Linen  thread  or  cotton  thread? 

PUPIL — I  use  crochet  cotton. 

TEACHER — How  much  can  you  make  in  a  day? 

PUPIL — I  can  make  a  yard  of  narrow  lace.  I  can  make  half  a  yard 
of  wide  lace. 

TKACHER — Do  you  sell  the  lace? 

PUPIL— Yes. 

TEACHER — For  how  much? 

lYi-iL — A  dollar  a  yard  for  the  wide  lace.  Half  a  dollar  a  yard  for 
Ihc  narrow  lace. 

Ninth  Lesson. 

dry-goods  think          cotton  silk  plant 

cloth  blue  woolen          grows  sheep 

warm  cold 

summer  winter 

I  go  to  the  dry-goods  store. 
I  buy  cloth  to  make  a  dress. 

I  think  T  shall  buy  blue  doth  t<»  make  a  blue  dress. 
I  make  dresses  of  cotton  cloth,  woolen  cloth  or  silk  cloth. 
The  cotton  to  make  cotton  cloth  grows  on  a  plant. 
Tin-  wool  to  make  woolen  doth  grows  on  a  sheep. 
T  wear  a  i-oltun  dress  in  the  summer. 
T  wear  a  woolen  dress  in  the  winter. 
It  is  hot  in  summer. 
It  is  cold  in  winter. 


28  A  PKI.MI-:K  KOI;   i  OKF.I'.IN-  -SI-KAKIMJ  \VO.MKN. 

Tenth  Lesson. 
Playing  Dry  Goods  Store. 

This  involves  an  accurate  and  detailed  dramatization  of  all  the 
processes  of  buying  and  selling. 

Miscellaneous  Lessons. 
To  be  used  as  circumstances  call  for  them. 

Numerous  variations  of  these  may  be  adapted  to  the  needs  of  the 
class.  The  titles  are  suggestive  of  other  similar  subjects  of  human 
interest  suited  to  English  lessons. 

Eleventh  Lesson. 
PARTS  OF  THE  BODY. 

Parts  of  the  body:     head     neck     chest     arms     legs     hands 
feet     fingers     toes    eyes    ears    tongue    nose 

I  see  with  my  eyes. 
I  hear  with  my  ears. 
I  feel  with  my  fingers. 
I  taste  with  my  tongue. 
I  smell  with  my  nose. 


bee  w        mu  eueb. 

/       <7 


J 

Jr  necw  wM  mu 

Jr  feel  wim   mu  finae 

Jr  table  wim   mu   Ion 

<f         6 

Jr  bmelt  wM  rnu  note. 

You  see  with  your  eyes. 
They  see  with  their  eyes. 
We  see  with  our  eyes. 
Maria  sees  with  her  eyes. 
Juan  sees  with  his  eyes. 


is/ae. 

<7 


COMMISSION    OF    IMMIGRATION    AND    HOUSING.  '-'!> 

Twelfth  Lesson 
STREET  CAR. 

NOTE. — Arrange  chairs  and  make  a  game  of  this  lesson. 

I  am  going  to  visit  a  friend. 

I  put  on  my  hat. 

I  go  to  the  corner. 

I  stop  the  car. 

I  get  on. 

I  pay  my  fare. 

I  ask  for  a  transfer. 

I  change  cars. 

I  get  off  the  car. 

I  see  my  friend. 

Thirteenth  Lesson. 

letter  envelope  stamp  address  mail 

letter  envelope  stamp  address  mail 

I  write  a  letter. 

I  put  it  in  an  envelope. 

I  write  the  address. 

I  go  to  the  post  office. 

T  Iniy  stamps. 

I  put  a  stamp  on  my  letter. 

I  mail  the  letter. 


Jr  twite  a  tetter. 

Jr  hut  if  in  an  envelope. 

Jr  write  me  atlarett. 

Jr  ao  fo  tne  /tobt  office'. 

Jr  &uu  btanifa. 

-/  /wit  a  btamJt   on   mu   letter. 

Jr   mail  trie  letter. 


30  A    PRIMER   FOR    FOREIGN-SPEAKING    \\<>MKNT. 

Fourteenth  Lesson, 
child      children      years      old      name      boy      girl 

TEACHER — How  many  children  have  you? 

PUPIL — Five. 

TEACHER — How  many  of  them  are  boys? 

PUPIL — Three  are  boys. 

TEACHER — Then  two  are  girls. 

PUPIL — Yes,  two  are  girls. 

TEACHER — Please  tell  me  the  names  of  the  boys. 

PUPIL — John  and  Will  and  Tom. 

TEACHER — How  old  is  John? 

PUPIL — John  is  eight  years  old. 

Fifteenth  Lesson. 

father    mother     husband     wife    son     daughter    brother 
sister     grandmother     grandfather     uncle     aunt     cousin 

The  brother  loves  the  sister. 
I  love  my  father  and  mother. 

<_/ne   iwomev  voveb  me  fatten. 

Jr  totfe  mu  lamev  ana  momev. 

Are  your  grandfather  and  grandmother  living? 
How  many  aunts  have  you? 
How  many  uncles  have  you? 
How  many  cousins  have  you? 

Sixteenth  Lesson, 
clock     watch     hour    minute    tardy    night    day    school 

What  time  is  it? 
It  is  nine  o'clock. 

fame  &  it? 

O  ClOCK. 


.ft* 


This  is  a  clock. 

'I'll is  is  a   watch. 

John  must  not  lie   tardy   at  school. 

IIn\v  many  minutes  in  an  hour.' 

How  many  hours  in  a  day? 

Does  your  husband  go  to  night  school? 


COMMISSION    OP    IMMIGRATION    AND    HOUSING.  31 

Seventeenth   Lesson. 

house     i-oo I'     room     window     door     hmdlord     rent     loo  high 
This  house  lias  three  rooms. 
This  room  has  two  windows  and  one  door. 
The  rent  is  too  high. 
The  landlord  must  mend  the  roof. 


notice  nab   mree  roomb. 
ib  room  nab   faw  window!  and  one  door. 


&77         i.  .    /     /.  / 
<Lsne   rent  eb  too  neq/i . 

<_sne  landlord  mabt  mend  tne  roo/. 

Eighteenth  Lesson. 

spring     summer      autumn      winter     sun      moon     stars 
The  day  is  not  warm. 
The  day  is  cold. 
It  rains. 
The  sun  does  not  shine. 


dau  ib   not  warm. 

# 


dau  ib  cold. 

Jt 


(377  /  ,    /. 

•iSne  ban  aoeb  not  bnine. 

The  moon  and  stars  shine  at  night 

Is  this  spring? 

No,  it  is  autumn. 

The  days  are  long  in  summer. 

In  winter  the  days  are  short. 

Nineteenth  Lesson. 
January     February     March     April     May     June     July 

August    September    October    November    December 
AVI  i  ei  i  is  your  birthday? 
My  birthday  comes  the  twentieth  of  October. 

wnen  ti  <uour  virmdau? 
t^ftu>  vMnaau  comeb   the  twenteetn  o/  (L/ctover. 


32  A    PRIMER    FOR    FOREIGN -SI -K  A  KI.XC    \Vo\IK\. 

Twentieth  Lesson, 
good        food        drink        often        bathe        open 

We  must  eat  good  food. 

We  must  drink  good  water. 

We  must  have  good  milk. 

We  must  bathe  often. 

We  must  sleep  with  our  windows  open. 

We  must  not  stay  in  the  house  all  the  time. 


Ire  merit  eat  aooa  Looa. 

He  merit  arina  aooa  water. 

y  y     jf 

We  merit  naiie  aoccf  mM. 

e  mtrit  vat/ie  ouen. 

'e  malt  blee/t   witn  oar  winaowb  oAen. 

e  merit  not  btau   in   tne  notrie  a/1  me   time. 


COMMISSION    OF    IMMIGRATION    AND    HOUSING.  33 

I. 

IN  THE  PARK. 

(Teacher  has  setting  of  this  lesson  as  appropriate  as  possible.) 
FIRST  IViML — Let's  go  to  the  park. 
SKCOND  PUPIL — Yes.  I  am  very  glad  to  go. 

(They  cross  room.) 

FIRST  PUPIL — Now  we  are  in  the  park. 

SKCOND  PUPIL — The  park  is  beautiful. 

KIK-T  PUPIL — See  the  flowers! 

Si;<  OM>  PUPIL — Yes,  and  how  sweet  they  smell. 

FIRST  PUPIL — Hear  the  birds! 

SECOND  PUPIL — I  love  to  hear  the  birds  sing. 

FIRST  PUPIL — The  sun  is  warm  and  bright 

SECOND  PUPIL — The  grass  and  trees  are  green. 

FIRST  PUPIL — I  must  go  home  and  get  supper  for  my  husband. 

SECOND  PUPIL — So  must  I.      Let  us  go. 

(They  return  to  places.) 

Tlie  "dialogues"  are  not  intended  for  reading  or  writing.  They  are  to  be  given 
orally  and  acted  out.  For  class  instruction  the  women  may  learn  them  in  little 
groups;  or  they  may  be  prepared  for  advanced  pupils  to  give  on  school  programs. 

DIALOGUE  II. 

SEEKING  WORK. 

FIRST  PUPIL — I  want  to  work. 

SECOND  PUPIL — What  can  you  do? 

FIRST  PUPIL — I  can  wash  and  iron. 

SECOND  PUPIL — What  else? 

FIRST  PUPIL — I  can  wash  windows  and  clean  house. 

SECOND  PUPIL— CM n  you  cook? 

FIRST  PUPIL — I  can  do  plain  cooking. 

SECOND  PUPIL — What  wages  do  you  want? 

I-'IKST  PUPIL — Two  dollars  a  day. 

SECOND  PUPIL — What  by  the  month? 

FIRST  PUPIL — Twenty-five  dollars. 

SECOND  PUPIL — What  by  the  hour? 

FIRST  PUPIL — Twenty-five  cents. 

SECOND  PUPIL — Will  you  come  to  my  house  Monday  to  wash? 

FIRST  PUPIL — Gladly. 

SECOND  PUPIL — I  shall  expect  you.     Goodbye. 


34  A    PRIMER   FOR   FOREIGN-SPEAKING   WOMEN. 

DIALOGUE  III. 

VISITING  THE  SCHOOL. 

(Establish  one  pupil  as  Teacher  with  dolls  to  represent  children.) 

FIRST  PUPIL — I  am  going  to  visit  the  school.     (Crosses  to  school.) 

SECOND  PUPIL — Good  afternoon.  I  am  very  glad  to  see  you.  Will 
you  have  a  seat? 

FIRST  PUPIL  (seats  herself) — Thank  you.  My  son  .luan  is  in  your 
school.  Is  he  a  good  boy? 

SECOND  PUPIL — Yes,  he  is  a  good  boy. 

FIRST  PUPIL — Does  he  study  hard? 

SECOND  PUPIL — Yes,  he  studies  hard.  He  is  a  line,  boy.  I  like  1o 
have  him  in  my  school. 

FIRST  PUPIL — Thank  you  very  much.  My  husband  is  proud  of  the. 
boy.  We  hope  he  will  make  a  fine  man. 

SECOND  PUPIL — I  am  sure  he  will. 

FIRST  PUPIL  (rising) — I  will  go  now.     Good-bye. 

SECOND  PUPIL — I  thank  you  for  coming.  I  am  always  glad  to  see 
the  parents  of  my  pupils.  Good-bye. 

DIALOGUE  IV. 

THE  TEA  TABLE. 

(Tea  table  attractively  spread — actual  refreshment.) 

FIRST  PUPIL — I  am  expecting  company  to  tea.  The  tea  is  in  the 
teapot.  The  cake  is  on  the  plate.  Here  comes  my  friend.  Good 
afternoon. 

SECOND  PUPIL — Good  afternoon. 

FIRST  PUPIL — I  am  glad  to  see  you. 

SECOND  PUPIL — Thank  you.  (She  removes  hat,  which  hostess  puts 
away.) 

FIRST  PUPIL — Sit  down  and  we  will  have  our  tea.  (Pours  tea.)  Do 
you  take  cream  and  sugar  or  lemon? 

SECOND  PUPIL — I  take  sugar  but  no  cream. 

FIRST  PUPIL — Will  you  have  cake? 

SECOND  PUPIL — Thank  you.  (Takes  cake.  Hostess  serves  herself. 
They  take  their  cake  and  tea  to  a  little  distance  and  two  other  pupils 
use  the  tea  table  in  similar  manner.) 

Use  a  picture  for  conversation,  and  at  the  last  put  a  few  words  and 
sentences  regarding  it  on  the  board  for  reading  and  writing. 

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